66-year-old woman injured as Russian forces launch dual drone strike on Zaporizhzhia

Russia continues its pattern of drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia, with the latest overnight assault, striking civilian areas and causing both property damage and human casualties
The aftermath of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia on 9 September 2025. Credit: governor Ivan Fedorov
66-year-old woman injured as Russian forces launch dual drone strike on Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces launched drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia during the night of 9 September, resulting in a fire and one civilian casualty, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov.

"Russian troops carried out at least two strikes on Zaporizhzhia," Fedorov said.

The attacks ignited a private house in the city and left a 66-year-old woman injured.

This marks the latest in a series of drone assaults on the southeastern Ukrainian city. On 4 September, Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with an unmanned aerial vehicle, injuring four people, reports the regional administration.

The attacks are part of an intensified drone campaign across Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 6 September that "Russians have used more than 1,300 strike drones against Ukraine since the beginning of the month."

The night of 6-7 September saw one of the war's largest drone barrages, with occupying forces directing 805 drones, 13 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles at Ukrainian oblasts, according to official reports. During that attack, the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv was hit for the first time since the war began.

The repeated strikes on Zaporizhzhia demonstrate the ongoing targeting of civilian infrastructure in the region, which lies partially under Russian occupation while remaining a strategic front-line area.

On the night of 9 September, the Russian army attacked with 84 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of attack UAVs. Ukraine's air defense shot down 60 Russian targets.

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